Rolando taco shop robbed at gunpoint

ROLANDO – Rosendo's Taco Shop on El Cajon Boulevard was robbed Friday night by a gunman who was accompanied by a teenage girl, San Diego police said.

The gunman was described as possibly Latino, in his 20s, cleanshaven and wearing a gray, hooded sweat shirt. He entered the taco shop about 9 p.m. with the girl, who was wearing a black, puffy jacket.

The gunman confronted two employees and demanded cash. He took an undisclosed amount of money and left on foot with his companion.

– Helen Gao

Mission Valley IHOP is held up by man

MISSION VALLEY – An IHOP restaurant on Fenton Parkway was robbed Friday night by a man who told the cashier he had a gun and demanded cash, San Diego police said.

The robber was described as possibly Latino, of medium build, with a pockmarked face and slicked-back hair. He was wearing a beige, long-sleeved beige and black pants. After taking an undisclosed sum of money, he left on foot.

– Helen Gao

Group attack injures man in Linda Vista

LINDA VISTA – A man suffered a head injury early Saturday when he was attacked by a group of men, San Diego police said.

The victim was punched in the stomach, fell and hit his head on the pavement. He was treated at a hospital for a head wound.

The motive for the attack was unknown.

– Helen Gao

Robbery is foiled at doughnut shop

JAMACHA-LOMITA – Two would be robbers were chased out of a Yum Yum Donuts shop on Jamacha Road early yesterday by store employees, San Diego police said.

The would-be robbers, described as a man and a woman in their 20s, tried to hold up the store with customers inside but left without getting any money. The man fired two rounds from a silver gun into the air to end the pursuit outside the store.

He and his accomplice then got into a white, mid-1990s, four-door car similar to a Nissan Altima and driven by a third person.

The gunman was wearing a hood and dark clothing and jacket. The woman wore a mask, dark clothing and a jacket with a hood. A description for the getaway driver was not available.

– Helen Gao

La Mesa police seek suspect in robberies

LA MESA – A man who robbed a Pacific Western Bank branch Friday may have been involved in two other bank holdups in the city over the past three weeks, police said.

In the Friday robbery, the suspect was described as a medium-build white man in his 20s, 5 feet 10 to 5 feet 11 inches tall. He wore a brown, hooded sweat shirt with “Grossmont College” printed on it.

The man gave the clerk at the Pacific Western Bank on La Mesa Boulevard a demand note that said he had a gun, but none was seen. He left with an undetermined amount of money.

Police said the robbery may be related to two recent bank heists.

Anyone with information is asked to call the La Mesa Police Department at (619) 667-1400.

– Helen Gao

Fire at Vista home displaces family of 6

VISTA – A family of six was left homeless yesterday after a fire destroyed their mobile home, the Vista Fire Department said.

The fire at the Orange Grove Mobile Home Park, 1045 E. Vista Way, began in a storage area and was reported about 3:15 p.m. No one was injured, and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

The American Red Cross was called to assist the family with lodging and other necessities.

– Tanya Mannes

Encinitas carjacking similar to Bonita job

ENCINITAS – Sheriff's deputies are searching for the armed man who carjacked a man Friday evening as he was leaving the Harvest Ranch Market on South Rancho Santa Fe Road.

The gunman is believed to be the same person who carjacked and robbed someone Thursday as the victim was leaving Murrieta's restaurant in Bonita.

In the Encinitas incident, the carjacker approached the man about 6 p.m., asking for directions. He then threatened him with a black handgun and demanded the keys to his car, the Sheriff's Department said. He drove away in the victim's vehicle.

The carjacker is described as white and in his 40s, 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a light-brown crew cut.